I should probably add that this isn't the first time the west has supported Islamic radicals. We did the same thing to Iran by putting the Iahtola (sp?) in power. A radical Islamist government was a good counterbalance to the Communist influences from just north of Iran (Soviet Union), even if it's just another form of dictatorship.

That and an Islamist government pretty much assures a retardation of scientific advancement and economic prosperity, thus keeping the west on top.